Setting Home folder and behaviour afterwards

Hi all,
I have recently setup a new file server using Windows 2003 Stanard Ed R2
server, and have installed the File server component of this. I have then
setup a shared folder called home$, and have set myself (to test) within AD a
home folder under the profile > home folder location. This is set as
\\servername\home$\%username%. This creates the folder and sets the security
perissions. I ahve since noticed some strange things happening.
1: When ever i log onto a terminal server/remote desktop session, the My
Documents points to this home folder.
2: There are some folders within the home folder that i didnt place there.
ie a Windows folder, a 'default.rdp' file, and .profile file, and a WIND
file. These do not take up space.
3: I noticed that when i right click on , say for example, notepad.exe
through the Start button menu, it shows the 'Stat in' property to be
"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%".

This is all ive noticed so far, im wondering if anyone can shed any light on
why this is happening. No group policies have been setup for folder
redirection, and the home folder has not been setup within the Terminal
service profile tab within AD. I am thinking perhaps this is just what occurs
when setting up a home folder through AD.

Thanks in advance,
Grant.

 

I am thinking perhaps this is just what occurs when setting up a home

Correct. If I remember correctly, the Terminal Services tab overrides this
if configured, otherwise the normal properties apply.

This is a legacy feature, for backwards compatibility. The new option is
the Folder Redirection technology, which is part of GPO. That supersedes
these user profile options.

 

Im not sure i understand your answer - im wondering if this behaviour is
normal, and secondly, why is it occuring. As for the folder re-direciton, i
have not set any group policy, nor have i setup a Terminal services profile
setting for the home folder - this has only been setup under the main default
profile tab in AD, yet when i terminal service to machines, the my documents
folder show up with the contents of my Home folder on the fileshare setup. Im
wondernig why now other pieces of software now seem to start out of this home
folder as well.
Grant.

 

Without implementing GPO folder redirection, and without setting any of the
terminal services properties, this is normal. If I remember correctly, the
TS properties override the normal properties. If you don't set them, then
the normal properties will come into effect even when you're on a terminal
server.

When you have a home folder defined, some of the environment variables
reference this. This is how the apps are "seeing" the file server, etc.
Type "set" without the quotes at the command prompt to see what I mean.

 

Thanks for the reply. One thing is still dont understand is, when logged on
locally to a machine, the 'My Documents' folder does not redirect to the Home
folder, this only happens when i log on via TS!

 

arachafeywe had a disk f drive only for admin.then all my info went to desk top

 

Hmmm, I'm a little confused as to what's going on. Perhaps this question
will get a better answer in the Terminal Services groups? Sorry.